Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024
(1) The
Department may, within 30 calendar days of receipt of an application, approve
the application or request additional information from the applicant. If within
this 30-day period, the Department takes no formal action on the application or
has not requested additional information, the application will be deemed
denied.
(2) In reviewing
applications, the Department may consider, in addition to any special
evaluation criteria described in the applicable solicitation, the following (as
appropriate or required):
(a) Amount of
available funds in the Program;
(b)
Availability of other sources of assistance, including In-Kind Contributions,
in excess of the minimum required;
(c) An applicant's ability to leverage public
or private funds;
(d) Compliance
with any statutorily-required geographic preferences;
(e) In the case of the Human Investment
Strategies Grants, the appropriateness and effectiveness of the proposed
activities for the Targeted Area;
(f) Appropriateness of the organizational
develop proposed;
(g)
Appropriateness of the proposed activities to meet the housing, human services,
or Community Economic Revitalization needs of residents within the Service
Area;
(h) The number of Low and
Moderate Income persons to be assisted;
(i) Documentation of local coordination
efforts focused at avoiding duplication of existing services and meeting the
unmet needs; and
(j) In the case of
the Human Investment Strategies Grants, documentation of coordination with
local housing interests including, but not limited to, Community Action
Agencies, Community Development Corporations, housing development corporations,
and the local governing jurisdiction or jurisdictions.
(3) The Department will select those
applications which, in the judgment of the Department, comply with the
requirements and best achieve the purposes of the Program, the Act, OAR chapter
813, division 047, and any evaluation criteria outlined in the applicable
program solicitation.
(4) The
Department will give preference to a Community Development Corporation that:
(a) Has a defined geographic service area in
Multnomah, Washington, Clackamas, Lane, Linn, Douglas, Jackson or Marion
counties that does not include more than 50,000 people; or
(b) Has a defined geographic service area in
any other county that does not include more than 75,000 people; and
(c) Can demonstrate support from the
community. Acceptable demonstrations of support must be in writing and may
include, but are not limited to, organizational letters, personal statements,
or written commitments of project contributions.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
458.210 - ORS
458.240
Stats. Implemented: ORS
458.210 - ORS
458.240
